Posts Tagged ‘football’
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National Anthem Protest: An Unhelpful Controversy
Posted on September 26, 2017
On the National Anthem protest… Singing the national anthem at sporting events started in 1918, as a marketing ploy, even before we had a national anthem. It was during the...
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Baseball and Baltimore
Posted on April 28, 2015
I was watching video of the riots in Baltimore. One of the kids throwing rocks at the cops had a pretty good arm. Side-armed delivery. Lots of velocity. He should...
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Super Hype
Posted on January 30, 2015
“This one goes to eleven. “ That line, from the iconic movie This Is Spinal Tap, came to mind when I thought about this weekend’s big event. The Super Bowl,...
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On the Troubles With the NFL
Posted on September 19, 2014
I am not really an NFL guy. When I was a kid, I was a Bear fan, but they are far down my list of favorite teams to follow....
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Does America Have a Bomb Play?
Posted on August 29, 2014
Things were getting desperate. Notre Dame was down 6 and the clock was ticking....
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